Divider



H. 1. FE |NDT. DIVIDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6. 192!- 1,438,173. Patented Dec. 12, 1922. 2 SHEETSSHEET I.

H.J. FEINDT.

' DIViDER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, I92].

Patented Deg. 12, 1922.

2' SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Dec. 12, 1922.

' HENRY J. riiinnr, orwnsr oaANGr NEw EnsEY.

' DIvInEn Y i Application filed Jul 6, 1921J'sria1 m. 482,663.

To all whom it" may concern; 1 v Be it known that I, HENRY J. -FniNo'r',"a citizen-oi llllflUIlltQCl States and-a resident of WVest Orange, county of bssex, and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new -"and'.use'ful Improvements in Dividers,- of which the followlng sLa specification.

" Thisinvention relates to an improved'divider which is particularly adapted for dividing a mass of material into a desired.

I number of equal. portionsffor instance, in

I and laboratories.

tive'view showing the parts of the device dividing a powdered substance irto equal portions, as is often the case in phm lJzH'iOS I designed to provide a dividcr of this kind that substantial and can be easily operated and which is adapted for easy and quick cleaning,

a The invention is The invention is illustrated in the iaccompanying drawings,'in which Figure-1 is a side" view of one form of device. Figure =2 is a top view thereof. Figure 8 is a central vertical section of Figure 1, and Figure l is a top view with the cover oil. Figure- 5 a side view showing pensi'ng the contents. Figure 6 is aperspecshown in'Figure 1 in separated relation, and

Figure 7 is a detail view showing one form of yielding stop for the cover. k

'The device coinprises'a receptacle 10 which can be of any desired shape, but I show one that is tapered. Any des red means for supporting the receptacle can be used, but I illustrate a base 11 which isprovided with a post 12, over which the receptacle canb'e. seated, tl e bottom 13 of the receptacle resting on the top 14 of the base.

The dividing element that is placed into the receptacle can be provided in numbers for the same receptacle, as when it is directed by physicians, for instance, in a prescription that a certain amount of mixture in powdered form shall be made into four, six, eight, ten or twelve powders, and while an adjustable element can be devised, I prefer to make separate dividing elements to be easily placed in the receptacle according to the number of divisions desired of the quantity in the receptacle, and I show in the illustration a divider adapted to .separate the contents into twelve parts, the dividing element in the form shown consisting of fins 15 which are suitably supported on a hub 16, which hub in the form shown enclosed by the the position for dis- "is provided I with I a central "perforation so that it is slid over the post 12, the outer edge oifxthe fins being'inade so .as to fit in the inside ofthe receptacle, and the hub-being formed so as to fitthe inside of the bottom or the receptacle", fins being Preferably ar-ranged to; projectabove the tQpOf the receptacle for a slight distance. so as'tobe flange 17 of the cover 18, the cover being formedto fit the outer. side and top face. of the dividing element,'.the cover having an opening 19. throughwhich thecontents of each of the compartments formed between the fins 15 can vbe" successively dispensed; i Y The opening 19 in general dimension and shape as eachof the compartments 20 formed between" the fins 15,

and is'preferably closed -by a; lid 21 which can operatedby a suitable handle 22- and is limited in its movement by reason pin 23 over which the slot 24: ofthe hub the cover is of same ofithe- 25. ofth'e lid 21 slides, the lidbeing pivoted at its center, as at 26, tothe'coverh Inorder to indicate by touch when. the opening '19 is over I a compartment, Ipi evidea yielding stop,"thezformshown consistingof a sp'ri'ng -which. isx'fastened to the outside of the flange-.17.

a small teat v28v projecting through the cover and adapted to engage the outer edge of .each fin in succession as the'cover is rotated on the receptacle,

so that a yielding means is provided for, temporarily holding the cover against excess movement,-sbut yieldingto a positive'turning by'the hand. f

The .lid 21 can be used as a turning; ole-- Inen'tbymeans of its handle 22 .wh'enthedid has been swung around to its open position, since the slot 24 is engaged on its back end by the finand carries the cover with it when the handle 22 is pushed to carry the cover of'the cover and has i around to the next compartment.

When the device is to be used the receptacle is placed over the post 12 and the desired amount of substances is put in the receptacle, then the dividing element, in they form of the hub 16 and the fins 15,- is placed down in the-receptacle after the device has been-shaken to level the ingredients or substance in the receptacle. This is easy on account of the tapered formof the dividing element and of the receptacle, and then the cover is put in place; then the cover and the receptacle are lifted off the post, theinaterial being confined betweenthe hub and the Walls of the receptacle and the fins in the compartments 20. The device is turned upside down and the necessary amount of papers to hold thepowders, or other receptacles in which the powders are to be placed,

are arranged on the table, then the lid 21 is opened and the cover then'carried-iaround so as to successively open the compartments to ipermitqthematerial to. drop out, and when athe last! ofthe compartments is emptiedthe i'respective. parts lcancibeseparated and v each --..1in .ait-sel-f ycan she easily and s-thoroughly .rcleanfed. v

YWhen desired, rthewdevice is used as in ..-Figure 5, but the-receptacle 10. isremoved sand the dividingelement-isheld in one hand wand-the cover ;is rotated in theother, and

whenlthus used, awhichiis the .normal iman iner ofiuse, when. the :receptacle 10 is not filled, before-the dividersiare inserted, the

,zzspring'lj can be eliminatedgbecausethe set iof compartments or'bins for-med bythe ifins 15 are in view, and the passageoli' the opening l9from aniemptycompartment to the next filled one vcan be observedand the cover stopped at the right place.

lvIt will be noted that the tapered outer faceflofthe hub 16 is in register With the 30,

l no projecting shoulder "on which powdered inner endof thexopening r19, sothat there, is

substance Ecan'fisettle and the free passagenof the powder throughthe opening '19 is assured, and the taper. ofthe coverl8, when the device is :upside down for dispensing,

causes the powder to settle in the angle of the flange 1 7 =the dished ortsloping top sur ":face of theicover 18thus forming a hopperlike compartment between each of theaadj acenlt fins. :15. i

It will beinoted that the dividing-element,

with its fins 15, when reversed can be easily rasped by placingthefingers between some oftheifinsisothatit is securely-held against rotationiand. at Ethe same :time suspended, a, andwwith the other Eha-nd the reverse acover can be turnednsoithat the opening 19 will successively come in register with the compartments.

I claim:

1. A divider comprising a tapered receptacle 'with an open top, a hub with radial fins shaped at their outer edges to fit the receptacle, the fins at their ends projecting abovethe receptacle, a cover resting on the receptacle and enclosing the projecting ends of the fins, the cover havinggan opening corresponding in size to the compartments formed by the fins, and :means von the cover -.to yieldinglyv. engage the; edges of the 1 fins to formaresilient stop when the iopenil g and any one of thecompartmentsgare in register. 2. A- divider comprising a base havinga post thereon, a receptacle havingitsbottom perforated to receive the post, ahub fitting over ;the post, fins :on ,thehub, c-isaid fins fittingtheireceptacle and projecting above it, va 3 flanged cover to enclose the tops and; properforated to receive the post a :hub fitt-ing over the post, fins-on the khub, saidifins c-fi tting the receptacle andprojecting above it,

the fins and hub bGiDg inclined downward toward the centerto form-a concave top, -a flanged cover with-a concave top to enclose the-"tops and: projectingends of the-fins and resting on the receptacle, a spring -detent,on

the cover torengagevthe' fins,:.the cover having an opening to uncoversthe space between adjacent fins a lidyiforathe opening, and a stop; for the lid rsozth at the lid when swung to its limit of opening acts as: arotating means ton-the .cover.

.;In testimonyuthat :I, claim the foregoing,

July, 1921.

HENRY J. #FEINDT.

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